He joined Club Africain when he was 10 years old and immediately impressed the youth team coach with his accurate passing and goalscoring ability. At the age of the 13 he captained the side in the junior leagues until his promotion to the senior team when he was 19 years old, hes been a regular ever since playing an influential midfield role. In the 07/08 season he finished top scorer in the Tunisian league with 10 goals.